Really cool mission patch artwork:
Tons of other great but non-dragon ones @ SpaceX Patch List like:
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What exactly are these? I am trying to find authoritative information on the designs but it’s quite a rabbit-hole.
Some of these dragons are seen there:
Could not find wackiest dragon with frickin laser beams anywhere trustworthy but here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150509214225/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-133/hires/iss026e030398.jpg
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Oh, nice find
A mission patch is a cloth reproduction of a spaceflight mission emblem worn by astronauts and other personnel affiliated with that mission. It is usually executed as an embroidered patch. The term space patch is mostly applied to an emblem designed for a crewed space mission. Traditionally, the patch is worn on the space suit that astronauts and cosmonauts wear when launched into space. Mission patches have been adopted by the crew and personnel of many other space ventures, public and private.
The patches are a tradition going back some sixty years:
The first space patch was flown by Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on the Vostok 6[2] mission in 1963; however, that was hidden from public view by the bright orange coverall that was part of the space suit at the time
I guess it has also evolved into a fandom with collectors.
Looks like a inspiration for station’s logo
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